Talk about hiding in plain sight. It's brilliant. What law enforcement officer would ever look for their target on a television show seen by millions?

Or not. Jesse Helt, the 22-year-old from Oregon who accepted the singer's Video of the Year award Sunday to bring awareness to the issue of homelessness, is a wanted man in Oregon, a court official reportedly told "Inside Edition."

Helt was arrested in 2010 for allegedly trying to break into an apartment in his hometown of Salem. He was charged with criminal trespassing and criminal mischief, according to court documents reportedly obtained by the show.

Jesse Helt accepts Video of the Year (on behalf of Miley Cyrus) for 'Wrecking Ball' from TV personality Jimmy Fallon onstage during the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 24, 2014 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images)

Helt supposedly violated his probation repeatedly for infractions, including marijuana use, breaking curfew and failing to report to his probation officer.

Then he went on national television. Brilliant.

Helt's identity became public Monday by OregonLive.com, which found his mother, Linda, who said her son went to Los Angeles to become a model and could come home whenever he wanted.

D'oh.

Helt's mom said Cyrus met her son through the organization My Friend's Place and gave him money to fly home to visit his family.

Right. He flew "home."

"He was at the right place at the right time," she said. "It's time for him to have some good luck."

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Cyrus apparently hasn't directly commented on her friend being a wanted man. On Tuesday, she tweeted, "People who are homeless have lived very hard lives. Jesse included. I hope that this can be the start of a national conversation about youth homelessness and how to end it."

"Does looking down upon the homeless help people excuse their inaction?" she added.

Not really. What about wannabe models who say they're homeless and are wanted by the police by breaking probation for dumb petty crimes?